Author: DrSmetty
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A Qualitative Study on Learning and Teaching With Learning Paths in a Learning Management System
This article, ‘A Qualitative Study on Learning and Teaching With Learning Paths in a Learning Management System‘, presents the findings of a qualitative study (carried out between 2011 and 2013) about the adoption and implementation of learning paths within a Learning Management System (LMS). Sixteen secondary school biology teachers of the GO! Network in Flanders…
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Er komt geen Vlaams platform voor digitaal leren. Arm Vlaanderen.
Note: opinion on education issues in Flanders, only available in Dutch. Op woensdag 20 april 2010 hield de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten (KVAB) een debatavond over de vraag of Vlaanderen een pioniersrol wil vervullen als kennisregio met een gedigitaliseerd hoger onderwijs. Om die rol te vervullen is de oprichting van een Vlaams platform…
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Doet Smartschool de druk op leerlingen en leraars enorm toenemen?
Note: opinion on education issues in Flanders, only available in Dutch. Afgelopen weekend en vandaag lezen we volgende krantenkoppen: “Smartschool doet druk op leerlingen en leraars enorm toenemen” (De Morgen, 22/02/2016) en “Smartschool verpest onze vrije tijd” (De Standaard, 20/02/2016). Is Smartschool het probleem? Ik heb zelf een kwalitatieve studie uitgevoerd naar het gebruik van…
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Leren kinderen wel via een digitaal leerplatform? Ja, en zeker met deze 5 X 5 tips & tricks.
Note: this article describes my most recent publication, featuring tips & tricks for primary school teachers who are using Bingel (the leading learning platform created by Van In, the Belgian daughter of Sanoma Education), based on learning analytics and educational research. It was disseminated to 30.000 teachers, and is currently only available in Dutch. Een digitaal leerplatform, werkt dat eigenlijk wel?…
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Hoger onderwijs in de digitale eeuw. Is de Uberification nabij?
Note: opinion on education issues in Flanders, only available in Dutch. Vlaamse technologietoppers zoals Saskia Van Uffelen (CEO Ericsson BeLux en Digital Champion België) en Peter Hinssen dweilen het land rond met presentaties over de disruptie die we binnen het onderwijs mogen (of zouden moeten) verwachten. Maar hoe dicht staan we bij die Uberification van…
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Rethinking learning paths: test our ideas against Curatr software
Note: Please consider also reading the previous posts where I tackled the conceptual framework of learning paths and tested these ideas against the traditional LMS. I was able to try out the Curatr MOOC software by HT2. They organised a free MOOC, explaining their vision on social learning. In addition all participants were offered the opportunity to…
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Rethinking learning paths: test our ideas against the traditional LMS
I’m working a on project where we want to offer our students online learning paths which are adapted to their needs and thus take into account the very diverse student inflow we encounter. In order to construct an answer on this challenge, I will write a few blog posts. Note: Please consider also reading the previous post where…
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Rethinking learning paths: conceptual design
I’m working a on project where we want to offer our students online learning paths which are adapted to their needs and thus take into account the very diverse student inflow we encounter. Although I wrote this text with the previous objective in mind, it can be applied to other learning situations as well. How…
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What are the biggest design challenges you faced? #OutstandingMOOC
I’m enrolled in a MOOC where we are encouraged to reflect upon questions such as: “What’s the biggest design challenge that you have ever faced? Did you overcome it? How? “ I have experience with design projects on two educational levels: secondary education and higher education. My experience with both levels is more or less the same:…
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Are blogs the best reflecting tool within a MOOC? #OutstandingMOOC
Last week I enrolled as a participant in the following MOOC (Massive Online Open Course): How to create an outstanding MOOC (more information). I didn’t plan to get involved in another MOOC, basically cause I’m short on time (well, who isn’t?). However, I changed my mind because the organiser isn’t Coursera this time, but HT2,…